A randomized trial evaluating virus-specific effects of a combination probiotic in children with acute gastroenteritis
Here, the authors report the results of a randomized, placebo controlled trial of children with acute gastroenteritis who were treated with a probiotic and find no virus-specific beneficial effects attributable to the probiotic, either in reducing clinical symptoms or clearance of viral nucleic acid...
Main Authors: | Stephen B. Freedman, Jianling Xie, Alberto Nettel-Aguirre, Xiao-Li Pang, Linda Chui, Sarah Williamson-Urquhart, David Schnadower, Suzanne Schuh, Philip M. Sherman, Bonita E. Lee, Serge Gouin, Ken J. Farion, Naveen Poonai, Katrina F. Hurley, Yuanyuan Qiu, Binal Ghandi, Colin Lloyd, Yaron Finkelstein, the Pediatric Emergency Research Canada Probiotic (PERC) Regimen for Outpatient Gastroenteritis Utility of Treatment (PROGUT) Trial Group |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2020-05-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16308-3 |
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